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E. CLEMENT.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

No. 350,479. Patented oat. 1,2, 1886.

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E. CLEMENT.

- MECHANICAL MOVEMENT. No. 350,479. Patented Oct. 12, 1886.

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ENGEL CLEMENT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PETERREGKINGER, OF SAME PLAGE.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.350,479, dated October12, 1886. Application filed January 12, 1886. Serial No.' 188,326. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENGEL CLEMENT, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,and a resident of St. Patil, in the county of Ramsey 4and 5 State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinMechanical Movements, of which the following specification is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being also had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to mechanism for producing motion, and itconsists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts ashereinafter shown and described, and then sought to be specificallydefined by the I 5 claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a planview, of one method of applying the invention to produce a rapid rotarymotion. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partially in section, and Fig. 4 isa plan view, of

a modification of the device, showing the manner of applying it toavehiele. Fig. 5 are detached details of a portion of the treadles,illustrating the manner of lengthening them.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail View in perspective of the pawl-and-ratchetmechanism, whereby the reciprocal motion fs changed into arotary motion.

A is the framework, which may be formed 3o in any desired manner to.correspond to the purpose for which the movement is to be used.

In the drawings I have shown the invention applied to two separatemachines, the

modifications necessary to thusV change the mode of application beingvery slight, and not affecting the functions, and producingsubstantially the same results.

In Figs. l and 2, B represents a main shaft 4o on which is secured adisk, C, having ratchetteeth a a formed in both sides equidistant and ina circle concentric to the shaft.

D is a lever forked at one end7 embracing the ratchet-toothed disk C,and provided with 4 5 vspring-pawls b b2, adapted to catch in the teetha when the lever Dl is moved in one direction,l and slip over the teethwhen the lever is moved in the opposite direction. By this constructionit will be readily seen that the disk() may 5o befrevolvedintermittently by the oscillation of the lever D. The free end of thelever D is provided with a geared segment, D2, adapted to be engagedloya pinion, D3, on a shaft, D, journaled across the frame A', as shown.

E is a drum on the shaft D4, having sockets d in its periphery, in whicha lever, E2, will be inserted to revolve the shaft D, and thus throughthe-pinion Da'and segment'D2 oscillate the lever D.

Fis a gear on the shaft B', adapted to en- 6oV gage with a pinion, F2,on a shaft, B2, journaled across the frame A; and F3, F4, and F5 arethree other gears on shafts B2, B3, and B, adapted to engage withpinions FG F7 F8 on shafts B3 B4 B5, the whole forming a train of 65gears and pinions by which the rotary motion of the shaft B istransmitted to the shaft B5 at a greatly accelerated speed.

On the shaft B5 is shown a balance-wheel,

G, by which the speed may be regulated and 7o the uniformity of themotion insured. A band-wheel, H, is also shown on the same shaft, omwhich the power may be transmitted for any desired purpose. By using along lever, D', and a small pinion, D3, and a long 75 lever, E2, a verypowerful compound leverage power is secured which may be/ transmittedthrough a long train of gears, and thussecure a very highl speed withthe expenditure of a small amount of power on thelever E2.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown substantially the same mechanism appliedto a vehicle of the tricycle pattern. In this modification the lever isdivided into two parts, D D', and each part pivoted upon the main shaftB on oppo- 8 5 site sides of the disk C, and each part provided with itsown pawl b b2. The teeth a in this modification are arranged alternatelyon opposite sides of the disks, so tha-twhile one part D of the lever ismoving downward and 9o with `its pawl b acting upon the teeth a-on oneside of the disk O, the other part D will be moving upward to bere-engaged with the disk. f The train of gears and pinions aresubstantially the same in this modification as in the other, the lastshaft, B5, being the-axle to which the main drive-wheels K K2 areattached. These main driving-wheels take the place of and serve the samepurpose as a flywheel as the large wheel G in Figs. l and 2. rco In thismodification a seat, M, and swiveled guide-wheel K3 are provided, andthe ends of the levers D D' are provided with treadles e' c2 for thefeet of the operator, who sits upon the seat M. The parts D D' of thelever are connected by a chain, g', passing over a pnlley, gz, so thatthe pushing of one part of the lever down will pull the other partupward, and vice versa.

N represents a guide-plate embracing the levers D' D', to prevent sidemovement.

In Fig. 5 I have shown one of the levers D' D' with an extension end,D7,whereby its length may be increased to increase the leverage.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what l claim isThe combination of the driving -shai`t B', disk C, secured to the saidshaft, and provided ENGEL CLEMENT.

Vitnesses:

LoUIs Fnnsnn, Jr., XV. J. Roncnas.

